Earning Allowance: Tween
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Allowance
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on August 4, 2009
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So, my husband and I are taking this wonderful class at our church called Parenting on Purpose and we have learned a lot of great stuff and gotten great ideas. One of...
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- There are 6 kids in my family and I'm not sure what my parents did for the rest. I'm the youngest 5 years younger than the next, but here's what they did... and I thi...
- Our girls have certain things they are expected to do around the house, mow the lawn, take out trash, empty dishwasher, that they do because they live there and are ex...
- What about rewarding them every week with how their behavior is and whether they have accomplished their tasks (whatever they may be and that you set out for them)by t...
Allowance
Asked by J.H. from Grand Rapids
on September 9, 2008
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Can't find posting for Allowance questions but I am sure it's been asked before.
Last school year I tried the concept of NOT tying chores to an allowance. I asked m...
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- J. - I, too, am the mother of four and have all the same issues. I've given up on the posted chart. The only thing I can get with regularity is unloading the dish...
- We give a dollar amount equal to their age (ex. 10 years, 10 dollars). Try getting paid for doing their chores. If you have to take out the garbage that costs, for e...
- Hello, I really liked Jane's Post and one other I can't remember the name. As was mentioned earlier, I think that children should be taught to work together as...
Allowance
Asked by D.F. from Allentown
on November 16, 2008
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I am seeking advice on how much to pay my older girls for the chores that they do each week. My 13 year old daughter is responsible for vacuuming once a week (all the ...
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- I never received an allowance growing up even though I did the same cleaning type tasks to help my family. My parents made it clear that those were obligatory tasks a...
- Hi D., I have 2 things to share from Suze Orman. I saw an Oprah show she was on and she had a question and answer session via video phone with some viewers and someone...
- Hi D.... my kids are a little younger but this is what we do, they get half their age and a raise every other year (that way we don't deal with change) And it makes it...
Chores and Allowance
Asked by D.C. from Hartford
on May 5, 2008
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Hi all - my children are ages 6 and 9. I am very interested to know:
A) what types of chores do your children do (at similar ages) and how often?
B) do you give...
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- Hi, I have one daughter just turned 11. She kept bugging me for an allowance also. I finally gave an allowance when she was 10, with conditions. She would get $5 a wee...
- Goodmorning D. Whenn I raise my kids I use to have them help me I would help our 6 years old making his bed have him help you too,also he maybe help empty the dish wa...
- Mine is more of an anecdote than a response. I researched what an age appropriate dollar amount was and found that a childs grade is a reasonable amount...give or take...
How Much Allowance?
Asked by M.N. from Dallas
on April 28, 2009
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We just started giving our 6 1/2 year old daughter an allowance. We weren't really sure how much to give her so we randomly decided on $5. In order to get her allowan...
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- My husband and I have bought a program called Financial Peace for Kids. It's geared for 3 to 12 year olds. Basically it teaches the kids the value of earning their mon...
- I think that $1 per year of age is a good starting point. Then as they get older if they do more chores or have more responsibiities then you could add more.
- My five year old gets a quarter a day - bad behavior costs him a quarter. My 12 year old gets 10 a week, but she has to buy her own lunch out of that and pay for any ...
Giving an Allowance?
Asked by J.S. from Los Angeles
on May 25, 2008
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Hi Moms! Our 10-year old son is requesting a $5 a week allowance. He takes out the trash and recycling; sets and clears the dinner table; empties the dishwasher, gets ...
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- At the local swapmeets, they sell ceramic piggybanks with NO opening. My BIL makes his kids stuff them to the top and when they cant get one more cent in, they take it...
- Dear J., Sounds like you have a GREAT KID! I don't know all the info to take into account, but if he is that good and you don't give him SOME freedom to have his ow...
- Hi J., I think giving a child allowance is an opportunity to teach many skills. You can teach him budgeting, etc, so he can buy things. Don't assume you know how ...
How to Structure Allowance?
Asked by B.T. from Chicago
on June 1, 2009
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Hi,
I have a 4 year old daughter and would like to start giving her a weekly allowance. How much do you give a 4 year old? Should it just be given freely, or should...
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- This is what my husband says on this subject. "I will not pay my son to be my child." We never gave allowance to our son any money he earned. I know to some parents...
- I have an 11,7 and 7 yr old girls. I do not give them an allowance. I have been considering it, just so they understand the value of money. I think this summer the gir...
- B. We have not made any decisions on what to do with allowances for our 2 girls but one website I like on the subject is www.msgen.com. I've listened to Susan Beac...
Help with Allowance
Asked by T.J. from Chicago
on March 6, 2008
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Hello Mamas,
My husband and I are having a hard time with our 9 year old. He wants to get an allowance and says he will work for it. We don't know how to go about thi...
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- Hi T.: We have 5 children all of whom are grown and gone with the exception of our youngest who is 17. We did give chores and weekly allowances, their jobs rotated w...
- I know there are many thoughts on this, but here is my approach to this. When my daughter turned 4 and started the "I want that stage" I was trying to come up with ...
- T., We want our kids to learn that money is something earned not given away so we have our kids sign a chore log and at the end of the month we pay them .35/day (1 ...
14 Year Old Thinks Rules Too Strict - NO MORE RESPONSES PLEASE. THANKS for ALL!
Asked by K.L. from Memphis
on December 8, 2008
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My 14 year old daughter seems to think a few of my rules are too strict. So, she asked me if I’d get the opinion of other mothers – particularly those I don’t k...
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- Hi K., I have 3 children(9,5 and 2) so I'm not dealing with this yet but I think your rules are reasonable. I do feel you can compromise some on the 2 per month ...
- I think the rules you have in place are very generous. My 14 yr old does not have such freedoms. Everything she does is monitored,from her online activites to her phon...
- I am a mother of 5 and I really think that your rules are "very" GOOD. She is lucky to have a curfew of 10p.m. When my kids were at the age of 13 to 16, their curfew w...
What Is the Average Allowance?
Asked by B.S. from St. Louis
on August 6, 2008
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Hello Everyone,
I was curious what the going rate on allowance is out there now. I have an 11yr old stepson. Really the only thing that he has had to do chore wi...
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- I have 2 daughters, 13 & 9 years old. They are responsible for making their own beds, keeping their clothes picked up off the floor and in the dirty clothes hamper, b...
- I would recommend somewhere in the ballpark of $10-$11 per week. This is still enough to have a little spending money for little stuff bit it's still small enough that...
- This article offers some guidelines on how much to pay: http://life.familyeducation.com/allowance/money-and-kids/48026.html I would also suggest you keep in mind t...
